diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/hack/verify-codegen.sh b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/hack/verify-codegen.sh
index 25302228dfa..497f2a484ca 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/hack/verify-codegen.sh
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/hack/verify-codegen.sh
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ fi
 
 # smoke test
 echo "Smoke testing _example by compiling..."
-go build ${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_example/...
\ No newline at end of file
+go build ./${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_examples/crd/...
+go build ./${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_examples/apiserver/...
+go build ./${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_examples/MixedCase/...